ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmarshy
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marshy
Meaning: soft and wet like a marsh
marshy in a sentence
How marshy is used in real sentences:
Tall reeds grew in the marshy ground beside the pond.
Frogs and insects lived in the marshy area near the lake.
“The sky was overcast, and rain had turned the path near the dock marshy.”
— from the passage Testing a New Shield
Synonyms for marshy
Other words for marshy — swampy, boggy and soggy — carry the same meaning.
- swampy
- boggy
- soggy
Antonyms of marshy
Words that mean the opposite of marshy:
- dry
- firm
Where it comes from
From Old English mersc 'marsh'
Memory hook
Marshy ground is mushy with water.